Example sentences of "and switched [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Piercingly aware of his presence in the next room , her hand shook as she spooned coffee into the filter cup and switched on the machine .
2 Emmie tiptoed to the far side of the bed and switched on the lamp .
3 Blanche got into the car , settled the old dog on the seat beside her and switched on the engine .
4 He awoke , forgetting he had left his car in gear , and switched on the engine .
5 She got in , checked that the newly cut key was in her purse and switched on the engine .
6 Without a word he leaned forward and switched on the engine .
7 Lisa muttered beneath her breath as she slammed the car door shut and switched on the engine .
8 His mother laughed and switched on the engine .
9 She slipped under the bedclothes and switched on the reading lamp , adamant that she would shove him to the furthest corner of her mind , but the minute she opened her book her brain started working again , throwing up images of him , the way he smiled , that confident knowing look in his eyes when he addressed her .
10 Jane Pargeter stood up and switched on the standard lamp beside her chair , standing with her arms akimbo , self-contained yet vulnerable .
11 Irina drew the curtains and switched on the standard lamp beside Bill 's chair .
12 James leant forward and switched on the recorder .
13 Christina entered the hallway and switched on the ceiling fan .
14 She drew in her head , shut the windows , pulled the heavy cream linen curtains , and switched on the lamps ; they glowed cheerfully over the primrose chair covers and the yellow silk bed quilt , upon which Adam lay naked .
15 She made herself coffee and switched on the lamps .
16 Alone in my cabin , then I got comfortable , put all troublesome thoughts out of my mind , and switched on the vid to one of the best of what the vid expressively calls it Everlasting Serials .
17 The security man swung open the door to the boardroom where the party had taken place and switched on the lights , revealing the room as Blanche and Dexter had last seen it the day after the killing .
18 Indoors , she flicked the rain from her hair and switched on the lights .
19 Then he turned from her abruptly , fastened his seatbelt , and switched on the ignition key .
20 He gave a terse nod and switched on the ignition .
21 She cleared her desk onto the floor , made coffee and switched on the typewriter .
22 I replaced the bottle on the shelf , closed the lid of my sterilizer , and switched on the heat .
23 Reluctantly , Mrs. Henry bent down and switched on the vacuum-cleaner again .
24 Bob looked away hurriedly , and Mrs. Hennessy bent down and switched on the vacuum-cleaner .
25 Then he went into the living-room and switched on the television .
26 It was a brief respite ; when , presently , she took a break and switched on the radio , she found herself listening to the voice of Detective Inspector Clarke who was being interviewed by a reporter .
27 I closed the doors and switched on the tape recorder .
28 He stopped the film , and switched on the house lights .
29 She stumbled to her feet , crossed the dark room and switched on the light .
30 I stepped forward and switched on the light in the kitchen .
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